Electromagnetic Spectrum
Energy, Frequency & Wavelength
Mechanical vs. Electromagnetic Waves
Sound & Speed
Lenses and Behavior
100

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequency?

What is Gamma Rays?

100

Waves with the highest energy have high frequency and ______ wavelength. 

What is Short?

100

Which type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

What is Electromagnetic waves?

100

As temperature increases, what happens to the speed of sound?

What is it increases?

100

A convex lens causes light to do what?

What is Focus?

200

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength?

What is Radio waves?

200

If a wave’s energy increases, what happens to its frequency?

 What is it increases?

200

Which type of wave requires a medium?

What is Mechanical waves

200

Does sound travel faster in air or water?

What is water?

200

A concave lens causes light to do what?

What is spread out?

300

As wavelength increases, what happens to frequency?

What is Frequency decreases?

300

What is diffraction?

What is waves spreading out after passing through an opening?

300

Is sound mechanical or electromagnetic?

What is Mechanical Waves?

300

Does sound travel faster in gas or solid?

Solid

300

A concave lens always produces what type of image?

What is Virtual, upright, smaller

400

Which EM waves are used to sterilize medical equipment?

What are Ultraviolet light?

400

To increase a wave’s frequency, you should increase or decrease wavelength?

What is decrease wavelength?

400

Why can astronauts see sunlight but not hear sound in space?

What is Light can travel in a vacuum; sound cannot?

400

Why does sound travel faster in solids?

What are the particles are closer together?

400

When light bends entering a new medium, this is called what?

What is refraction?

500

Which EM waves have enough energy to kill cancer cells?

What are Gamma Rays?

500

Which property must change to create a wave with more energy: amplitude or wavelength?

What is Decrease wavelength (increase frequency)?

500

A scientist removes all air, water, and solid materials from a chamber. Which wave could still travel across the chamber?

What is an Electromagnetic Wave?

500

If temperature drops from 20°C to 10°C, what happens to sound speed?

What is it decreases?

500

If an object is inside the focal point of a convex lens, what type of image forms?

What is Virtual?